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Think of it as like trying to lift a heavy stone up out of a conical pit. The nucleus is down at the bottom of the pit. It takes more work (energy) to remove the stones (electrons) that are deeper in the pit (closer to the nucleus).

Remember that the lower numbered shells are lower (deeper) in the pit, and you won't go wrong.

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